Former Senior

It took four hours for Richard’s second consciousness to wake him up from his deep sleep. He tried to rub away the sleepiness as he rose, but his head was heavy and throbbing with pain. However, he had already grown used to this feeling and just tried to shake it off, conjuring a bowl of ice-water and pouring it over himself to bring him back to alertness.

“Good morning, Master,” the broodmother’s voice rang out in his mind.

“Ugh… Morning. Have the cloned brain send me home, will you?.”

“The astral chrysalis will be more comfortable, Master.”

A few moments later, the astral chrysalis carried him back to the Crimson Dukedom.

He had planned to spend some time on runecrafting when he returned to Bluewater, but something constantly bothered him despite the release of last night. He couldn’t quite put a finger on it, but he was still jittery despite...